The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality

2.508 strangers have YlsIted R:1:l since the :;C!n:1:t;r.e40 ment of the bathing season. 1 On Friday morning week, one of the night servants, named John Illingworth, about 28 years of age, was killed at the Blue Pits station on the Lan- cashire and Yorkshire Railway. lie was crushed to death between two trains. A DlHTY Box.-In Allen's India Mail a writer, dating from Lucknow, sap," Yesterday (April 27) in a small corner was discovered a dirty box.fter an hour's digging, and when opened behold a collection of ru bics, diamonds, pearls, &c" of the value of 100,000 rupees. Thc oil of Lucknow is a mint of money." HARE LONGEVITY.—An old lady, Mrs. Elizabeth Parker, born in 1743, 33 years before the Declaration of Independence, has diclI in Durham, Cumberland county (U.S.) Up to about 110 she is said to hayc possessed bodily vigour sufficient to enable her to work in the garden. OUTRAGE ON THE REV. LORD J. BERESFORD.—The following appears in the Armagh Guardian.-—" An Indian, answering to the name of John Dolan, has been committed to our county prison on a charge of having on the night of the 2nd instant, been found in the house of the nev, Lord John Beresford, with the intention of committing robbery, and doing bodily harm to his lord- ship. It would appear that the miscreant, whoever he was, had a set of false keys, and had opened several of the doors, when he was heard by his lordship, who was in his study at the time. On being challenged, he made a desperate effort to stab him, but fortunately without success, and after a struggle, he effected his escape Dolan, whom his lordship identifies, may be known to our local readers as a vendor of perfumes. He is a native of Rangoon, which he left about nine years ago, and went to Madws, whence he sailed in a merchant vessel to England, where he remained for about five years, when he left for Scotland, and after remaining there for about three years he returned to Manchester, and thence to Liverpool, from which place he sailed for Ireland. He is accompanied in his peregrinations by a woman who alleges she is his wife, but whom he asserts he has merely picked up with on the understanding that after two years' experience of each other they shall be married if the match be agreeable to both parties. He speaks English tolerably well." DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—On Thursday week a most distressing accident occurred at Monkwearmouth. The wife of Mr. J. C. Wel, residing in North Bridge-street, had been ironing in the kitchen, when a muslin dress she wore unfortunately caught fire at the grate. Mrs. Welford was at this time alone in the house, and she immediately ran out on to a grass-plot, in front of the house, with her clothes blazing around her. No one happened to be passing at the moment, and she rushed back into the house, but returned again outside the door, by this time enveloped in flames. Her cries attracted several people, who followed her into the house as she ran back a second time, and, throwing a rag about her, the flames were extinguished. She was frightfully burnt, and no hopes are entertained of her recovery. The poor young lady had only been three months married. REMEMBER THE PASSPORTS—Should any of our readers mean to visit Cherbourg, let them net forget that passports are required on entering France-eveli for an hour. A large party from Weymouth were refused a landing this week. By the way, contem- poraries, both French and English, are beginning to suspect that the Queen has been invited to Cherbourg and that the French Mediterranean and Channel fleets are to be united within sixty miles of Hampshire or Sussex. Our readers can assure them the news is quite true. Eight weeks ago they were made aware that the invitation had arrived, and that the Imperial programme included the offer of a trip to Paris and a voyage down the Seine. Our readers also knew, in spite of the denials of French journals, that the Emperor meant to bring every gun that he could float to the rendezvous. Clouds then darkened the horizon, and -Ministers feared to answer for the Queen's visit; but it has been again pressed in friendly warmth on her acceptance, and it is understood that she is personally inclined to cross over and see the completed stronghold-the Sebastopol of the Channel. My great object," said the first Emperor at St. Helena—and his words are rather imprueientlv reproduced in a l'aris pamphlet believed to spring from ministerial inspiration-" was to concentrate at Cher- bourg all our maritime forces—and in time they would, when needed, have been immense-in order to strike a grand blow at the enemy. I laid out my plan in such a manner that the two nations would have been, so to speak, forced to struggle hand to hand; and the issue could not have been doubtful, for we should have had more than forty millions of French against fifteen millions of English I should have terminated it by a battle of Actium,"—Athenaum.

FRIGHTFUL MUUDHi; C'F A FEMALK, AND SUICIDE OF THE Ml'llDEREK. On Tuesday the town of (iravcscntl was tlie scene of the utmost excitement, resulting from the commission of a frightful murder, and the suicide of the murderer. As an introduction to the facts of this tragedy, it must be stated that during the past ten days a man, accompanied by a female who passed as his \Vife. had been lodging at the house of Mr. Bean, the Royal Standard, beer-shop Terrace-street, Gravesend. The parties appeared to be on the most amicable terms with each other, and were in the habit ol leaving the house daily, for the purpose of going into the country to follow their calling as hawkers of artificial flowers. On Monday evening, after partaking of supper, thev retired to rest in their usual chamber, the landlord of the house, Mr. Bean, occupying the chamber adjacent. About five, o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Bean was aroused by a scream, and a strange scratching noise at his chamber door. lie immediately jumped out of bed, when he perceived on entering the passage that the outside of the door of his chamber was stained with finger marks of blood, and lie then, in consequence oftlic direction from which the scream proceeded, entered the adjacent apartment, where a fearful scene presented itself. It appears that the woman had managed to get back to her own room, when she fell down in a pool of blood, whilst the man was apparently reclining on the side of the bed with his throat cut in a fear- ful manner. Alr. Bean, perceiving the nature of the fearful tragedy, instantly gave an alarm, and sent for I)r. Ivtissell, of the Terrace, who imme- diately attended, but found that his services with regard to the woman, were unnecessary, a, life was extinct. His attention was consequently directed to the man, but the nature of the wound was such, that he expired after lingering about 40 minutes. Mr. Superintendent White, of the Gravesend police, subsequently searched the room, and was enabled to find such documents as led him to proceed to London and communicate with the relatives of the un- fortunate man. The inquest on the bodies of the murderer and his victim was held in the evening, at the Town Hall, before E. Ililder, Esq., the borough coroner. Mr. Ilenry Bean, landlord of the Royal Standard, deposed, in addition to the facts as above stated, that on entering the room, the man used words to the effect, You I have done for you," The woman had stated that she came from Windsor, and that her friends would not look upon her, in consequence of her connection with the man with whom she was travelling. Evidence as to the identity was then taken. William Knight deposed that the deceased man was his brother, John Knight, aged 36 years, a dealer in artificial flowers, who had resided in Charlton-street, Somers Town. The deceased had recently attempted to commit suicide by hanging, and was cut down by his sister. Insanity had pre- vailed in the family, as two of the sisters of witness had died in a lunatic asylum, and another sister had been removed to a mad-house during the present week. Evidence was then taken, proving that the name of the victim was Jane Moore; and it appeared that both the murderer and the female had been co- habiting together for several months. Mr. Wood, hairdresser, of Queen-street, deposed that on Monday evening the deceased man came to his shop and was shaved. Ills manner was then very peculiar and excited. I After the examination of Dr. Russell and police constables, the coroner reviewed the evidence, and the jury returned a verdict that the deceased, Jane Moore, was wilfully murdered by John Knight, and that John Knight committed suicide whilst labouring under temporary insanity.

CLERICAL DESTITUTION.—At a recent meeting of the CLEIUCAL DES1'lTl;Tlo:A a recent meeting of the Clergy Provident Society, the Bishop of London de- clared, that there were incumbencies, in the remote parts of Cumberland, where the remuneration was not such as was given to a domestic servant in the metro- polis. LOOK TO YOUR WATCHES.—I was robbed of my waicn Elie omei evening wniie entering an omnibus at Highbury. I was on the step, when three or four fellows fi-oii behind me pushed forward, and while trying to m.\1;¡tain my footing my watch was taken from the guard.— Correspondent of Canterbury. REPRESENTATION OF STAIFOUV.-It is stated that Mr. Charles Buillic, who will succeed Mr. Inglis as Lord Advocate, will also succced him in the repesentation of Stamford, which borough the learned lord has represented since he became connected with the present Government. It the new Lord Advocate announces himself as a can- didate, he wi ll be elected, as a matter of course, th econ- stituency of Stamford being completely under the direction of the Mt.rquis of Exeter, who virtually returns the members for the borough. CHARGE or FORGERY AGAINST A Boy.-At the Mancuester Police-court, on Monday morning, a youth of about sixteen years, named John Stewart, wascharged with He was in the employ of Messrs. Beer, Dux, and Co., merchants Lloyd-street, and had signed the name of the firm to a cheque. The signature excited the suspicion of the cashier at Messrs. Heywood and Co's bank, and when the prisoner was apprehended he confessed that he had forged the name. He was committed for trial. THE ABOROGINES OF AUSTRALIA.—A correspondent of the Melbourne Mom in q Herald, writing from the Lower Murrumbridgcs district, says;—" The aborigines are dying away extremely fast-wearing clothes one day and none the next, gorging themselves with flesh meat one week and starving the succeeding week, losiiv the greater part of their natural food, and living to a great extent in a state foreign to their forefathers' habits, have had the effect of rendering their always short lives still shorter. Some of them die of consump- tion, curious to relate, and have the same short husky cough so noticeable in consumptive persons at home." HEALTH OF LONDON.—The report of the Registar General for the past week does not show auv improve- ment in the state of health of the metropolis, but rather the contrary, the number of deaths exceeding the esti- mated average by 117. Diarrhoea continues to make progress, the deaths from that cause amounting to 129. The total number of deaths was 1191, and the births 1470. From the report of Dr. Lcthebv, medical officer of health, it appears that the health of the City was in a satisfactory state, the number of deaths during the past week having been 53, of whom 22 were among children under five years. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.—It is with much regret we have to announce to our readers the sudden decease on Monday of Mr. William Beedham, under the fol- lowing painful circumstances. It appears that the late gentleman had been away from Brighton about ten days on an excursion for recreation and health, and was at the establishment of Messrs. Easton and Amos, at Woodford, in Essex, with whom he was long acquainted, and whose men, numbering about 300, had on Monday a holiday, and were enjoying themselves in various ways. Mr. Beedham went, about twelve o'clock, among a portion of the men who were playing at cricket, and. taking the ball in his hand, said jocularlv, "Now, I will shew you how to bowl;" and. bowling, knocked down the wicket. The ball was then thrown back to him, which he caught, and while in the act of giving it another jerk suddenlv fell back and died instautuncou-dv It is thought that death was occasioned by the rupture of a bloodvessel in the head, but it was known that he was suffering from disease of the licart.-Bi-i(,ilto)it E.t,ciiii, .Ile,. GUILDFORD ELECTION.—In consequence of the great probability that Mr. Mangles, the present member for Gui.dford, will be elected a member of the New Indian Coancil, and that his seat will soon be vacant, two gentlemen have already offered themselves as candi- dates for the Borough. Mr. Guildford Onslow, of Stoke Park, a gentleman of some local influence, has issued an address showing himself to be what we esteem a pure Whig. The other candidate is Mr. J. P. Mur- rough, who has taken the chair at several mcetings of the Political Reform League, and, who by his past support of liberal measures in Parliament, and more especially his efforts in 1854 to obtain the abolition of Property Qualification for members of Parliament, has shown himself worthy the support of the electors. A meeting of the League will be held in the Public Hall on Monday next, when Mr. Murrough has engaged to attend and address the meeting. As this is the first instance in which the principles of the League have come prominently before the electors of Guihlford. i; is hoped that all earnest Reformers will give Mr Murrough their support. Mr. Murrough has issued an address, in which he states his determination to become a candidate, and refers to his past public career, and the votes he gave in Parliament in favour o. extending the franchise by the adoption of Resi- dential Suffrage for the Ballot, for the total abolition of church rates, the abolition of the purchase system in the army, and the admission of nonconformists to all the benefits of our national universities and public schools. The address then urges that the evils inflicted on t the country by the corrupt domination and reckless extravagance of the coalesced Whig families lead him to adyoeate a fair and impartlil trial of the adminis- k trraattive capacity of Her Majesty's present Government.

l'EH1'ETlJA:0; LAXi' TT" ? 1-EiU'ETUAT, IXVl?TME?T A;\?" '7"'? BriLDIXUi-OCIETY. .J) The seventh annual n¡ccting f thissoclety Ic.I'k ;iee IJQ Thursday, at Radley's Hotel, New Bndgc? ,?? fri,?rs. Nlr. JolinGo?c?-, chairman of IIIP Beat-,].la(k. Mr. J. E. Trcsidder, the secretary, read tbe iv' d which it appeared that the cash received durii 11'0)111 was £ 135,702 12s. 4, which, added to thpr'? previous years, made the total amount of 3,1?2 new shares bad been issued, making t't.j''8' number of 17,740. The sum of 1.?,3,446 is. 1" ¡,al been received upon investment shares. £ 37,l4< Jd with the accumulations of interest, had been \\i:jra\ The realised shares issued during the year h-. Lor interest at the rate of live per cent, per annum ful valuation of the society's liabilities has be the result of which was stated in the genera! I „■ sheet. The directors had, from the surplus 1'r')lits (,1 the socicty, been enabled to pay off another tenth "Iltioia of the preliminary expenses, also, to apportion ;n t' er cent. of the remaining profits to the reserve fur. an to the subscription shares a bonus equal to I per (:1, ie, terest on shares upon which twelve month's sub:- or more have been paid. This bonus has beer :aCt'l to the credit of the several accounts. The a;; '.?' the reserve fund had, during the year, been in 3 per cent. Consols.—The chairman moved ti,.0- 11 of the report. The founders of the society were a xior* to make it one adapted to the wants of the pu1. ■ • .,n| to jilace it on a large and popular scale. I r tc,r. were provided with ample security, and real] 1. withdrawal; borrowers bad equal advantages them. The terms of every transaction were SCt: 1 uc 1 known betorchiiii(l. In every dcl)artinent t? was fair, workable, and attractive. They had u.v f,Mtl in exitcnee evcn )'ear, and every part 0: the ma- chinery was in good working order. It had :d way aimed at publicity, and thus had attracted general sup. port. The public press, in all parts of the country, had spontaneously borne testimony to the advantages of tbe society. This progress was remarkable: last vejf .£53,000 had been received on shares, anil, from all sources £135,000. A bonus of 1J per cent. i::d been declared on the shares, in addition to the regular in- terest; and there had been in all six bonuses declare! on the subscription shares, which were now grev.lv aug. mented in value. The sGciety had met all its obligations had gained the utmost confidence, and was well worthy of public support by the shareholders of their own society. The Rev. Dr, Burns seconded the resolution which was unanimously agreed to,-The Rev. Mr Gogerley moved, That this meeting has liearj with satisfaction the progress made in the several departments the of the society's business, and would recommend to shareholders throughout the country to make krc.1I':1 the advantages ofthesocietv, andtherebyco-operate w:;u the directorsand agents in securing additional borrowers and and investors." Mr. Fred. Miller seconded the resolution. Mr. Watson said that the effect of the bonus percent, being added to the ordinary interest i- -j give the investing members an interest of 6 per. cat. "!■ their money, which went on accumulating at co:: ir. i interest. (Hear, hear.) After some explanation i.) the Secretary, Mr. J. Wix, of Colchester, move a \'01(' of thanks to the chairman and directors, whic !,ciD seconded by Mr. T. Turner, was carried nll,i: uslv Thanks were also voted to Mr. Trcsidder, the who was very highly complimented on his s:; ~i ,i exertions in behalf of the society. The amount r ::v:vc<! in the deposit department last year had beer, tl 10s. 10d., of which £ 5,248 17s. was from the saving- hank hraneh, The vanced to shareholders during the year upon tlic of their share certificates, with a promissory note. no deeds and securities of the society had been e.v.nc 1 by the auditors. A highlv -ntisiuetorv position the j society was indicated in the general balatee-:lev. which was then read.

The compensation awarded by the Xcapolia: vernment to the two English engineers who nc lie. prisoned in the dungeons of Salerno, is nOlI re.. payment. With regard to Watt, his health i- be bad. The £ 1,500 which he has to receive i.; ■ invested in the hands of trustees. On Saturday afternoon information iratrecel' ■: )i„; Theophilus Hastings Ingham, late collector -vcr rates and assisting overseer for the towu- Soothill, had abseonded with a considerable sr. el money. It is supposed that he is in the metroi; -ui-l will endeavour to make his way to some se.v- A handsome reward is offered for his apprclle!I":C: On Thursday evening 9ti men of all ranks. i,.v .r.. to various cavalry and infantry regiments, .i, 13 women and 20 children, arrived at Fort l'Ttt tie .crc! Hospital, Chatham, having disembarked at G escn 1 from the Arago, which left Calcutta on During the voyage seven deaths occurred 0: i. 1- yjz" two officers and the men. Another attempted case of suicide appears at C. ken- well. Susan Syford, aged twenty-four, of Pir-cmV court, Bell-alley, St. Luke's, a bootbinder, was c.^rc- 'l with attempting to commit suicide by takirg • 11,011. The girl was in a wretched state, from want of employ- ment, and this she said had driven her to nttcivt the rash act. The magistrate, however, after an a 'f.nish- ment, discharged her. The Parliamentary committee on the stateoftlie Traine- sat on Thursday, but adjourned after sonic e- ;enoe from Mr. Maughan, chemist to Charing Cross K.>-p:tal. and Messrs. Bazalgette and Haywood, engineer" Mr. Gurncy's plan was spoken very highly of. An aiv -i-i. incident occurred during Mr, Haywood's Just as he was in the midst of his evidence, a earner passed up the river, when the stench became r e. that the windows were ordered to be closed iir.i.- e e- y. A private telegram from New York, by the A. | received by the Liverpool agent of the Nc« V-jrk Associated Press, states that intelligence lias Ijee:: re- ceived trom Mexico. Goods belonging to A: citizens had been seized by the Mexican author/ .? account of their owners refusing to subscribe t, Xew Forced Loan. In consequence of thi, lie M" Forsyth. the United States Minister, had demaa 1 at-1 received his passports. At the assizes held at Cardiff on the before Mr. Justice Crampton, George Cnnt, :iiai George Brown, and Edward Sumners, first, an third mates of the American ship Gleaner, were r :.i. .'c with unlawfully wounding and bcating John 11 "■ Cardiff, on the 29th May last. It was shown th: IliifV had been in the infirmary for 18 days, and two severe scalp wounds, and a cut on the eye. o' having a tooth knocked out. The jury found S and Cunningham guilty of wounding with inter: bodily harm, and they were sentenced to pen f svrvs- tude for six years. Brown was found guilty ot ing nnlv. and was sentenced to hard labour .V months. An awfnl death has taken place at Ho- ,"r Huddersfield. A working man, named ooek. having taken some interest in Turkish or t-»r baths had one constructed in an ,mtbuilding his dwelling. Of')atehisfriends.)ndncigh?'?'<' been able to avail themselves of this bath at a -.?I ale cost. Among thoe who had frequently do sr?, N? 1 old man named Joseph mith. Laycock, it a, car-' made a practice of allowing no one to cnkr tae room alone; but, on Monday, Smith pcrsua'c: Mr?. Laycock, in the abence of her husband, to l. -t e batli purposedy for bim, for which he paid «<* OJJ sbiUing—the usual !'■ c being three pence. T' <? man staying in the l.atii-ro mi a longer time usual or necessary, Mrs. I.ay cock knocked at M >■»'• when Smith replied that all was right Ui a third tnne, however, and opening the 0; ,0OI a horrifying "pectacle met her eyes. The old wa' stretched out in ,t dvin, stfite, ul,o! grating of the inner room. 'i%-itil his lieqtl. hands resting upon the heated flue in an aperiei- A had been left open, his feet tonvirds the ?. into the bathroom. The neighbours were at once a.?"? and rendered prompt assistance; and Mr. Lcc-. -'?? was quickly on the spot, onlv in time, however, to the poor man breathe his last. His Iiea?lat hands are terribly scorched; the flesh uponIn.- r.n?^ e ends breaking off with slightlv touchi?e. T!?' '? '? the time was heated to 130 "degrees, as shown ry • thermometer upon the wall. The unfortunate man111 have lain in this position ?or 20 minutes hcr-e e discovered. The deceased was about 80 'el? 'age, andwaswcU known throughout the ( 1I.stl)".cteTV eccentric, though harmless old man. He M sa?j M ? left £1,100, This awIÜ!J. udden dealh has ll"Í' very painful f"'??ng it. the neighbourhood. s.tp?osedhcfen sick upon meeting the com; a_ -1,f]v cool airofthcdrcs?ing room, and fell hack w'j head<ponthenuc. An inquest was held or.l! )jv< ou Wednesday, and a verdict in ,ccor, ,tilcl above facts was returned. J.

THE REBELLION. • F V S° r t OUT; 1 ell was still at r -5-r: Ti.r Cal ■<: :('••• « were uyjo:i (iv.r. li r. v lit! p ;le: lug, but paving for i:J}:ir;r,t:i;:¡:i);];f¡:IrfI;£Æ i:;j tcu-ult. General |{< Lid refused to command in vr.:>r. on account of UMtvalth. «je:n\:n r'M orted to have been I .eaten by t1i«» ,< N mi :i.e 1-t cf Juv.e, and to have arrived d Aj.i.1. "t' .I:n 1'ec' trouble.-o'r.e ill 1,,(,,1\, d rc-occupying mmiv forts from which '.)..y!?m?!hu!)'yGc!:c)'a:I:use. Otr.tral Jones i:.I?l bi,"It and the ad j acent i.i.;v<-c it-, at opposition. Ctiut.dy wr.s occupied by Tr C" S *"er'e the Moulvic ,t Sh- Ll. ;{o k ;t ie¡:S :)e::rlI' destroy tne jungles in which the ir.iitir.eer> still held out. The Burraekpore regiments have- received tl.e option of Ú:st"u1iln:et:.t or çf service in China. At Calcutta the imjort market continues generally !}t::I!¡;)t: :C: f:r;! ue' gJl::ii, was unaltered. E,?t 2 111'•

FOREIGN AFFAirJS. FKAN. (,l.lflOl:4j A NI :i:t: ICj1 l,I;T. 11 ,1 f The Munteur ta 1-tvtrt g:ie> .i.e y*. rrsptctii>" Cherbourg, which w;l. doubtless be interesting ¡dt:i;I¡N]fIEc;{;i:f:0rfi long-continued rivalry between the two nations. After onAlisastcrs of I.a Ilogae, Tourville impressed upon t'??rcatKingth?tit?i'-sof't?e?tintputtancetbr France to possess a naval port in the Channel. This necessity having been admitted, Vauban was com- missioned to indicate that point (,1' the coast where it most desirable to found a naval establishment. He sauted the spot now occupied by Cherbourg. They wi nt to wor k, but slowly, and until the reign of T,?z?:? ;J'¡\ ;ésS;I;n¡;t¡ei', ;1;¡¡: Franco, entering once Juvrc into f. traggJc with Eng- land, on the occa-iun of the emancipation of America, again felt the utility of creating the port demanded by Toarvilie. The gigantic project of Vauban was re- sumed. Tise revolutionary storm prevented its realiza- t: n. It slumbered—if one may say so—till the impera- tive necessity of the policy of the First Napoleon caused its revival :0 c dc reed, always with a view, it is hardly 11" :s'arv to remark, to offensive and defensive hostilities '11 ca-e of a war with our neighbours. Such is the his- tory f the o" Cli,rbo,,t,,g. ;1:{ i' tth;lf ïlll ::l!U\} as hirI: lie who conceived, or revised, the final plans according to which it has been built, was, as every one knows, the Emperor :\¡' o1cun l. Hence it appears natural that he should te honoured with a statue at Cherbourg. Is it not providential that the inauguration of that glorious statue should take place on the very (Lly when the last of the Ihe;" "pcns its sluices to the set-tlic very day on which the descendant of the modern Charlemagne re- news implicitly with the English people, in the person of its Sovereign, a treaty of forgctfulness of the past and c; friend-hip for the future? What we must not pass over in silence is. that i, the Kmpcru- has anticipated by two days the date originally fixed for his arrival at Cher- bourg, in order to be able to devote a whole day to the i?ble ?t I discharge of his duties its ho-1 of Her Britannic Majesty. The Emperor and the Empress will probably pass the diiy on boaril the Bretague, a ship carrying an Admiral's fiag, while Queen Victoria will rë:l1,a durilig the day on board the English vessel carrying her flag. Visits 1\ be exchanged by means of yachts. Tims the tivo sovereigns of the two greatest maritime nations of the world, each in command of imposing forces in friendly waters, will give to astonished and delimited Europe the spectacle of their mutual friendship in a locality where so often, in a past still near our own times, proofs of rivalry between the two nations have been manifested— a l"l\iln' (1orion in more than onc repcet both for o?r nc:hb()oIl1 and ourselves hut, on the whole,unfortunate j for them, tor us, fur the world, That is a great I'ect¡¡c1<, which reads to the mind the noble words pronounced .;( B"I,ieaux 1>1" the chief of the State in October, lSft2, _u The Empire is peace. Peace, since France wishes and. when France is satisfied, the world is tranquil." The Gazette de France has the following on the sub- j jc, t of the projected visit to Cherbourg:— •• Should this yi-it take place, it would excite a deep sensation in Fiance an,1 Europe; for the presence of I: :(0: Victoria oil our territory, after tile dissensions produced by the disloyal conduct of our ally, would .have an immense signification. It would be considered as Le pledge of a new alliance, founded either on an o' livlon of the past or on a desertion by England of a policy hostile to the development of our commerce and ell:l:al ii-.iluer.ee. SI'AIM. N'IONATI -'N ACATXST ItKOT.AKD.—THE RIGHT OF SEARCH. I.\o1r¡(1 jnl'èr cf the Sth have conic to hand. The zi^pana regrets that the Spanish captains do not resort to yiolence in resisting a search }). Eilglish cruisers, and dreads that the present Ministry of Spain will follow in i the footsteps of its predecessors, l,y not defending the 1 honour of their country. In an extraordinary Cabinet l'uuneiJ, held in presence of the CJueen, says the paper 6,ol'e allu¡led tl), the note by which the Spanish Ministry will demand explanations from the English j Cabinet, relative to the offensive language employetl by- L rd Malmesbury towards Spain, was read. That this note shall possess all the dignity and energy which be- come a nation of such glorious antecedents as ours is required by the gratuitous and unjust nature of the accusation, and by the dignity of the Spanish name. PORTUGAL. THE SLAVE TRADE.—FRENCH THREATS. The Patrie says that several French ships on the coast of Africa having been searched by Portuguese cruisers, who suspected them of being slavers, the Marquis cle Lisle, French Minister at Lisbon, informed the Portuguese Secretary, that if Portuguese ships searched any French vessel, under any pretences whatever, or molested them in their operations" north of the River Congo, the French cruisers icould sink them. DENMARK. THE CRISIS OVER. From Hamburgh we learn by telegram of the 11th riiat the Danish Government had sent its reply to the Frankfort Diet, and that the ministerial crisis was over, and new Ministers had been appointed-M. Hall to Foreign Affairs and M. liruger to Finances, both ail inter im. TURKEY AND THE EAST. EXI'ECTED ATTACK BY THE TURKS ON THE MONTENEGRINS,—AGITATION AGAINST EUROPEANS AT SUEZ. 11 A letter trom tattaro, ot the 2Sth ult., in the Augs- iiunju Guzette, says:—"Montenegro fears a serious attack from the Turks. who are concentrated in con- siderable force in the Pachalic of Scutari. In conse- quence of this feeling of alarm, all the inhabitants of La Cernica have been placed on a war footing; all agricul- tural operations are interrupted. Moveable columns have been stationed along the banks of the Lake of Scutari, ami depots of arms and ammunition have been formed in different places. Positive orders have been given that in case of attack no one shall think of tie- fending his own property, but that on the first alarm, every one shall assemble at the fortified positions of Dupilo and Uradjani, where Prince Danilo will go him- self and take part in the combat." By intelligence from Candia, of the 20tli ultimo, we learn that affairs are not yet settled there. The new atl interim. Admiral Hassan Pacha, had called on the Turkish inhabitants who had taken up arms to evacuatc ,lie fortresses, but they refused, on account of their dread that if they did the Christians would take nngeance on them. Accounts from Alexandria of the 6th instant state that a considerable agitation aga.nst F.uropeans prevailed at Suez, and that it had been found ncccssary to send troops there in order to prevent a movement. CHINA. TJ.c "l1il'l\ t:cct wa" at all(;1lûr 0:; the mouth of the l'eihu (lIong Kung) Oil the th of April. Six days had been allowed for a reply to the demands of the Plcnipo- teiumne?; the time having expired on the 13th, the steamer Sampson had taken up two gunboats and 150 -4appers to the leiho. The intelligence from Lord Elgin was to the -Uh rif the allied forces were in the Gult of Peihek. The French had got two gunboats over the bar, but our two dispatch boats had stuck. The English and French admirals were both at Peihek, and it was expected that in a few days the first blow in the North might be struck by the capture of the forts at the mouth of the river. The Chinese Govern- ment had named Commissioners to negotiate. The Queen's 59th Regiment was reported under orders for the North. The French transport Gironde has arrived with yoo Marine Infantry. A* Ilong Kong prices of imports had improved. Exchange, 4s. Sul. for credits. At Canton a large business had been done. The tea market was very duil at Shanghai, but there had been a large business in silk. All prices were lower, and the reports of the new crop favourable. Ex- change 6s, 2d. for credits. AFRICA. A FRUITLESS MISSION.—INTERNAL WAR. Captain Protet, commodore of the French squadron on the coast, had lately returned from a lengthened visit to the King of Dahomey. The object of the Commo- dor's visit appears to have been to obtain from the King the exclusive privilege for the French to purchase slaves ,.t Whydah and the Dahomian ports. Notwithstanding that this application was, it is said, supported by a ¡,resent e,1 six handsome brass field pieces, su: erbly mounted, the Commodore's mission proved a cO!;I1,lctc failure, the lare and increasing legitimate commerce of the Bight of Benin, and the eagerness of the natives to cultivate cotton, having raised the price of slaves from loo to 120 dollars—u price bcv .nd 'he figure to which the contractor is limited. Two s • c\V vessel5, the Stella and the Duho'i.cv, which had waited at Wliydah some weeks for a favourable result of M. Protet s viMt, left with some Africans obtained from Grand Bassam and .s"cI1c. for lalma and the South Coast. Accounts from Morocco announce that success has hitherto crowned the arms of the Emperor of Morocco in the war against the Zemmour. Their crops have all been burnt, and the tribe driven back into their moun- tains where the Emperor, who commands his arllly in i crson, is about to attempt to pursue them. The Ta- fotidil where the Zemmour have taken refuge, is a mountainous district, which on the cast joins the part of the country occupied by two cousiderable tribes (the ??.a? m!dthcr!eni-rcgui)cd).'[tthe,(:twot.ibcs had joined the Emperor,the eane of the Zemmour would h.t'?-b''c? horelc", and for this reason the )atter eagerly requested the assistance of their neighbours. According to an ancient custom, they selected seven young girls, remarkable for their beauty, and sent them to the above tribes to be united to the most influential chiefs, and it is said that the Zemmour have been promised refuge and 'i,t,iiice, The only engagement mentioned is one in which the Kabyles of the Gharb, commanded by their Kaid. Ben Aouda, and supported by some regulars, de- 'f'eiilctl the Zemmour, and it was after this affair that :he latter too;, refuge in the Tafoudil. AMERICA. NEW S THE MORMONS.—FIRES ON J.}) AND SEA. 1 —FATAL DUEL.—LYNCH LAW IN FLORIDA. From Camp Scott we have late advices. Capt. Marcy and Colonel Hoffman have both joined the main body of the arniv, and General Johnstone intended to start for Salt L;kc City at the head of 3,000 men on the 13th ult. The Government had received despatches from Major McCullough. He snggcsts that the saints deserted their city because they had fears from the gallantry of the solliers on the one hand, and the deser- tion by the disaffected Mormons on the other. The au- thority of the Place Commissioners overrides that of Governor Cumming or of General Johnston. The report that the Mormons had removed their families to Provo i, confirmed. Large fires have occurred at Ilrovo i,, confirnic(t. L, Waterburg, Charles-town, Baltimore, and Buffalo. At the latter city two million feet of pine lumber were des- troyed, the fire being, as was supposed, the work of an inecnJiary-sevcral attempts having been made to fire buildings in other parts of the town while the above was burning. The propeller, North America, tookfireon the 1st in Lake St. Clair, and was totally consumed. The crew and passengers jumped overboard and were saved. A fatal duel has occurred at New Orleans between Mr. Haiilon, of the True Delta, and Mr. Gibbons, of The Cresent, in which the lattcr was shot fatally. The same dejJateh adds that II destructive fire had also occurred, in which the steamer Empress, the schooner "Iinie Schieffer, and a Spanish ship were burnt to the water's cdge. At Tampa Fla, in Florida, four of the most prominent men in the city have been found hung to as many trees. Intense excitement exists, and many of the citizens were under arms for the protcttion of the L(.Lm61.l'. I AUSTRALIA. WHEHE 1S THE MAIL?—REFORM —SOCIAL ASPECTS— THE GOLD FIELDS. The Melbourne Argus of the 25th of May has the following summary of news:—Though 16,000 miles distant, the pulsations of the great monetary centre are distinctly felt here; and when the Enghsh mail arrives, a telegraphic message from the Heads, which failed to :,nno:lCe the latest quotations" on the Stoc Ex- change, would be reckoned "h1ly deficient. The English public may judge from this how thoroughly dissatisfied we are with the irregularities in the present postal service. Even some days before the mail is due, busi- ness is all but suspended, importers being anxious to know whether shipments are on the increase or decrease. Mail day arrives, but no mail. Another day eIapscs- no mail. A third day, no mail: business stagnant. A fourth clay, still no mail: merchants very impatient. Fifth day, dissatisfaction general, and leading articles, brimful of disgust an.1 indignation in all the journals. Sixth day, some honourable member vents his indigna- tion upon the su1.jeet, by giving notice of motion in the House for cancelling the contract, or something equally desperate. A full week has elapsed, and speculation is rife as to what has become of the mtul-gone ashore in the Red Sea, or captured by a filibuster fleet. And so on it goes for a tortniglit-inerelants despairing of its arrival in time for replying to its advices by the home- ward mail, and giving up all hope of seeing it at all, wdien it comes lousily into port, with half of its new. stale, being anticipated by sailing vessels from Iau- ritius, Singapore, ov any of those small dependencies which seem to obtain priority of consideration over that one golden colony which is of more importance to Great Britain than all the others put together. This is what the pcople of Victoria will stnud no longer; and the British Government will be duly put in possession of a solemn "solution upon the subject, passed unani- mously by the Legislature, and which was despatched by last mail. Our new mimstry adopted the Haines Reform Bill as a necessity in a new country. 1,0 measure, shorn of its provision for the representation of minorities, was adopted and carried through by the O'Shanassy Government. It passed the Assembly with- out serious opposition-almot, indeed, without opposi- tion of any kind. A fear, however, is entertained lest it should be rejected by the Upper House. We do not anticipate such a result; and it would be simply a waste of time on the part of our colonial peers to throw back a measure which they must ultimately pass. Our own impression is, that it will be carried. Whether or not, Parliament will be dissolved in the course of a fortnight, after sitting for nearly two years. The general election will take place in July, and the ncw Parliament will most probably assemble in August. Our social aspects have decidedly improved. The ap- proaching opening of the railways, the absorption of the unemployed, and the progress of political reform are all working agreeably on the public condition and the public temper. We begin to see our way more clearly to social prosperity and national completeness. The opposition of an occasional obstructive of the slow-paced old school to our exertions for making representation and government genuinely popular, vexes us a little, but is not important enough substantially to disturb our equanimity. The intelligence from the gold fields during the last four weeks has been of a very uniform character. New rushes have been of almost daily oc- currence, but for several months we have had no rush of sufficient importance to require specified mention. Within the last two or three weeks several discoveries of gold have been reported in districts beyond the grounds of the recognised gold fields. Of these, the only one of which appears to have given decided promise is at Meragle, a place oil the Upper Murray, about sixty miles from Albnry, and on the other side of the Victorian border. Large numbers of diggers have already resorted thither, and from the last reports we learn that the district is very likely to turn out ex- tremely auriferous, and to "furnish occupation to a numerous digging community. There is at present every probability that the yield of our gold fields will be fully maintained, though for the first quarter of the current year it was apprehended that there would be a serious hilling otL

FOREICN MISCELLANY. I between Cardinal Antoilelli illo, General Goyon, respecting thc Frcnch sentincls at Rome, have been amicably arranged. A medal will be struck at the French Mint com- memorative of the visit of the Queen of England to Cherbourg. A telegram from Caen announces that the prisoners condemned to death at the assizes of that town have appealed against their sentence. A letter from St. Petersburg states that, in not fewer than 38 governments of Russia, in which there are 9,713,000 serfs, committees of emancipation have been formed. :\larshaJ1 Randon has brought from Algeria various Roman antiquities, which he has presented to Prince Napoleon to ornament his houe, built in the Roman style, in the Avenue Montaigue. A letter from the Hague states that the King of Holland will not return to Loo for some time. About the end of this month he will go to Wiesbaden to take the baths, for his health. His Majesty will travel incognito. A hairdresser on the Boulevard Montmartre, in order to attract custom, has assumed for himself and assistants the costume of Figaro, and in that theatrical guise they shave and cut hair. The Gazette Militaire of Turin says that Messrs. Rnbatline and Co. have refused 100,000f. offered as indemnity for the detention of the Cagliari by the Neapolitan Government, considering it insufficient. Count de Montalembert is at present engaged on a new work, The subject "Protestantism in England." It WIll not, however, be published before the end of the year. Mgr. Rodrigues, patriarch of Lisbon, has been raised to the dignity of cardinal. His Holiness has announced thc nomination of Francis Kerrill Amherst to be bishop of Northampton. In anticipation of a very abundant crop of wine this year, the potters of Burgundy have commenced making large vases in baked earth, in which to keep wine, as a substitute tor casks. A manufacturer in t'te fotith or I'ranee advertises a preparation which he ndls Eau dc Noblesse;' am; declares that it makes the hair al.vays preserve an honourable" direction, and gives to the person who uses it an air of distinction a'1(l snpremae; Dr. Livingston has stancd inland from Cape Town, r.d is probably now at th" Zambc'i. lIe seems to be in excellent health and spirits, and the new explorations are commencing under extremely favourable circum- stances. Gcnev, t(? Coi l?c* jtist 1, ecii The railway from Geneva to Co; pet !w, just Veen opened to ti?? public. Th Hoc r;¡:;s the lake, and the points of view from one end tu tl:c oilier are exeeed- ingly fine. There are three stations oil this short line. I An important discovery has just been male at Verviers, in Belgium. In deepening a well a spring of clear limpid water burst forth. On being examined by competent authorities, it was found to be very like that of Spa, Private intelligence from mnrritz brings th? sad account of the death there, on the 3rd inst" 0:' W. Evory Bushnell, a distinguished American, who had lately won and wedded the charming cantatrice Catherine Haves The announcement of the intention of the Queen of England to visit Cherbourg has not been without its effect upon the people of that town, as they are making every preparation to accommodate the large influx of visitors that may naturally be expected 0:1 so extra- ordinary an occasion. The Archduke John of Austria and his eldest s' n arrived at Brussels on Saturday afternoon, and were received at the railway station with great pomp. The visitors proceeded to the palace in a court carriage, and the King gave a state dinner in the evening in their honour. The chief commissioner of i has iss.icd the followinf;H Xo Kaffirs will hcuccforth be allowed to cyjter or remain in King William's Town unless they arc decently dressed in European clothing. The police have received instructions to remove from the town any native not complying with this notice." A letter from Ragusa mentions the arrival in the port of Gravosa, of the Turkish steamer S,(01]1- n,:hri from Constantinople, having on board Haj.-Fcr k Effcndi. the Ottoman Plenipotentiary for Bosnia and the Herzegovina, as well as 2GO engineers. Ag.o L:tetidi had left for Mostar..i ha);e;0s1¡;e the Russian Consul went wi(h a large 'uirc from Ragusa, by way of Cattaro, to Ccttine, On his arriml in ti?ii diminutive capital he paid 27,000 ducats, as three years' subsidy, into the hands of Prince Daniel, and gave Mirko, his brother, a Russian Order. Two Russian and three French naval officers accompanied the Consul. A Berlin letter of the 11th instant, says that the clerical authorities of that city have been informed of the period at which to offer up prayers for the happy delivery of tho Princess Fretlerick William. The Prince and Princess live in perfect seclusion, at the Prince of Prussia's pretty summer residence, Babe1sbnrg, near Potsdam. ANOTHER VICTBI OF DESPOTISM.—A letter from Naples records the death of Madame Dorio, the wife of one of the companions ofPoerio, now in confinement in the prison of Montesarhio. Worn down by want, anxiety, and suffering, he ?t 1ength sunk under consumption, leaving two children in great poverty, and their father n prison. The labours of the Paris Conference with regard to the constitution of Wallachia and Moldavia are reported as r<1}Jillly progressing. There is not merely to be a common senate for both, but also a common high Court of Appeal. The discussions in the Conference are said o turn at present on the point respecting the consti- tution of the Senate. A handsome Roman medal in gold, bearing the effigy of Lucille, the daughter of Marcus Aurelius. was recently found in a garden in the Faubourg St. Christophe at Sois=ons (Aisnc). On the reverse are the words Vota PIIUici:, surrounded by a wreath of laurel. It weighs about seven grarntncs-or about a quarter of an oancc. This medal is described in numismatic works, and is not, therefore, a novelty. Society in Vienna has been recently startled by the following strange act, accomplished on his death-bed by a Baron Silbcrstcin. He had threatened to cli,iiili his son, in consequence of t family dispute, and on feeling his end approaching, he carried out his threat. Tie con- verted his fortune, amounting to 40,000 florins, into bank j notes, and then burnt them. At Florence the Supreme Court has annulled the sentence of the Court of Appeal, which, in connexion with the Leghorn outbreak of June, 1857, has pro- nounccd nine capital condemnations. The Court of Appeal has decided that the punishment shall be com- muted to terms of imprisonment with hard labour, j varying from three to twenty years. The Californi"n Legislature has passed a law which excludes all Chinese from entering the state after the 30th of September next. Any sea captain or other person who shaH bring such persou into the state shall he fined from 400 to 600 dollars, or be imprisoned, from three to twelve months. Another law places negroes under certain civil disabilities excluding their testimony from the Courts. As the Count and Countess de Moray, who have been on a visit to the Count Walewski fit Etiolles, were two days agoproccodill" from that place to the railway station, their horses took fright, and ran off at a rapid rate. The pole of the carriage was broken, and the Count mlll Countess were in danger, but the horses were stopped by some peasants. The Count and Countess then alighted and proceeded on foot to the railway. THE PACIIA AND THE SONGSTRESS.—It is reported that Ahmed Pacha, who so unfortunately met his death by accident, on the Nile Railway, has left a legacy of 1.000,OOOfr., and diamonds to the value of 500,000fr., to Baronne Vigier (late Mdlle. Crtivelli). lie had never spoken to her in his life, but made his will when in a state of enthusiasm produced by seeing her on the stage of the Opera. Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte has addressed an angry letter to General de Heischam, aide-de-camp to the King of Wurtemberg, relative to some statements afieeting King Joseph, the Prince's father, which occur in the newly-published memoirs of Count Miot, edited by the general, the count's son-in-law. Miot, the prince calls a "robber and a butcher;" a "liar or a dastard;" and the letter concludes in the following terms: As to you, monsieur, since you have not feared to pick out of the mud the pen of the pamphleteer Miot, you will not forget, I conclude, that you carry a sword." CONVICTION OF A MARQUIS.—AN UNLUCKY COUN- SEL.—A correspondent, writing from Rome, July 6, states:—" The great Campana trial came to a conclusion yesterday afternoon; the criminal tribunal found the marquis guilty of the peculation and abuse of power attributed to him in his administration of the Monte di Pieta, and condemned him in consequence to the galleys -that is to say, imprisonment with hard work for twenty years. It is not generally believed that this sentence will be carried out in all its rigour, nor is it expected that the marquis will be removed as yet from his present place of confinement in the prison of San Michele. As a kind of codicil to this sentence, the criminal tribunal has ordered the prisoner's advocate, Signor Marchetti, to be suspended from the exercise of his profession for three months, as a punishment for the piquancy of his rejoinders and the warmth of his expressions in defence of his client." PASSPORTS AT BOULOGNE.—The following is a trans- lation of a letter jut received by the Sous Prcfet of the arrondissement of Boulogne, from the Prcfet of the de- partment, giving instructions for a notification of the passport regulations at that port:—"Prefecture of the Pas de Calais, Arras, July 7, 1858,-Monsienr Sous Prcfet—The Boulogne Chamber of Commerce has ad- dressed to M. the Minister of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works, by whom it has been referred to the Minister of the Interior, a resolution passed with a view to obtain, on behalf of the French and foreign inhabi- tants of the arrondissement of Boulogne, domiciled, es- tablished, and well-known there, the same facilities of embarkation and disembarkation as were authorised previously to the circular of the 1st of March last. M the Minister oftlic Interior informs me that under pre- sent circumstances he does not see that there woulll be any inconvenience in those facilities beinsr re-established to -the same extent as before-tliat is to say, upon con- dition that the persons who may be called on to avail themselves of the advantage of this permission shall be allowed to embark or disembark upon producing their excursionists' passes, or permits delivery by the police authorities of Boulogne and Calais. I beg you, M. the Sous Prcfet, to transmit to them instructions to this effect. This determination moreover satisfies the desire expressed in your letter of the Gth of July inst. (Signed) —The Prcfet DE TAULAY."

THE STATE OF THE THAMES.—The Parliamentary Committee appointed to inquire into the condition of the Thames, and into the various projects for its purifi- cation, sat again on Tuesday at the usual hour. Mr. Ilawkslcy, civil engineer, was the first witness examined, He thought the nearest point that could be obtained on the north side of the Thames as a point of discharge for the sewage would be at Barking Crcek. It would be there carried into the river without danger to the inha- bitants of the metropolis. Any sewage that might pass Woolwich would never be injurious on its return up the river. He would have the means of deodorising sewage if necessary, but had no hope of making it protitable as a commerčial speculation. The manure when deodorised lost its fertilising qualitics-its character then altogether became changed. After undergoing alengthy examina- tion by various members of the Committee, Mr. Hawkesley said there was a perfect concurrence amongst the most eminent engineers as to the practica- bility of the plan now proposed.—The Committee again adjourned.

THE (lJEE:S :-SQL:.A:Jl{U:\ rOil CHERBOURG. PouTSMoc-rr, .J'LY 13.—Orders have been promui- "ate.l this dr.y hy the Lords of the Admiralty, on the command of the Queen, for the assembling of a quadron forthwith at this port to attend her to Cherbourg on her forthcoming visit to the Emperor and Empress of the French at that yrc-at naval rendezvous. This squadron will consist of six sail of the line, six frigates, and a flotilla of the Queen's and the Admiralty's steam yachts, com- prising the following, the whole under the command of Admiral Lord Lyons, with'Rear Admiral Sir C. H, Fremantle as second in command:- Royal Albert, 121, Captain the. Hon. Francis Egerton, flag of Vice-Admiral of the White the Iiight floti. Edmund Lord Lyons, Commander-in-Chief. Hannibal, 91, Captain If. Chads, flag of Hear-Admiral of the Red Sir Charles Howe Fremantle. Brunswick, 81, Captain Ominanoev; Orion, 91, Captain D'Eyncourt; Renown, 91, Captain Forbes; Ciesar, 91, Captain Frederick; the Eurya1:1s, 51, Captain Tarleton, C.B.; the Arrogant, 47, Captain Heath,C.B.; the Diadem, 32, Captain Moorsom, C.B.; the Curacoa, 31, Captain T. M. Mason; the Racoon, 22, Captain Paynter; the Terrible, 21, Captain Gl.asse. C.B.; the Valorous, 16, Captain Aldham; the Victoria and Albert, Captain the Hon. J. Denman; the Fairy Royal tender, Mr. D. N. Welch, Master, R. N.; the Elfin Royal tender, Mr. A. Balliston Master, R.N.; the Osborne Admiralty vaeht, Mr. G. H. K. Bower, Master, H.N,; the Black Eagle Admiralty yacht, Mr. J. E. Petlcv, Master. R.N.; the Fire Queen Admiralty vaeht, Mr. W. F. Paul, Master, R.N.; the Sprightly steam tender, Mr. George Allen, Acting Master. R.N. It is by the Queen's express wish and command that Lord Lvons commands in chief this squadron of honour, for which duty the Royal Albert, carrying his Lordship's fiag, has arrived at Spithead.

A NEW EL DORADO. The San Francisco correspondent of a \1.ily.cü:cm.. porery writes as follows, dating from that place June 4: From theFraser River country the new ,f the exist- enec of gold on a large scale, that is. extending over a large area, continues to be confirme(1. Since the date of 711. last letter very little gold has found its way from the new diggings to San Francisco. A stpnmer js hourly expected which may bring a considerable quantity, but we cannot expect to receive much until the popula- tion increases, and a trade is established with the new gold country; so that the non-arrival of gold here is no proof of its non-existence in the British possessions in the abundance reported. From California the exodus of miners continues. Some thousands have left by sea, and great numbers are going overland; starting from Shasta and from Yreka, in the northern portion of this State, and travelling through Oregon to the new El Dorado. This is a perfectly practicable route, and the journey can be accomplished in about IS r1¡ws, The excitement in the interior is universal. I was np the country this week, and returned only last night; so that I had an opportunity of judging fur myself. From every point of the compass squads of miners were to lie see"n' making for San Francisco to ship themselves of; and I heard of arrangements having been completed for driving stock overland to meet the demands of the new population congregating in the Puget Sound country. One man had purchased a drove of mules, and another had speculated in 200 California!] horses, to s.ippl'v the demand for packing." These two ventures" were to proceed overland in two days hence. The speculator in horses had becn rot Fraser river, and returned con- vinced of the judiciousness of his" spec." He spoke of the overland trip with enthusiasm; plenty of game an.1 of grass, a fine climate, and no molestation from Indians. In fact, I found the interior quite in a ferment, the whole floating population either on the move" or preparing to start; while traders, cattle dealers, contractors, and all thcentcrprising persons in business who could manage to leave, were maturing arrangements to join t!:e gcneral exodus. Persons travelling in the mining regions reckon that in three months 50,000 souls will have left Cali- for n; a.